If you have recently received your board exam results and have been notified that you did not pass, know that you are not alone. Throughout every year, each cycle of brings failure to many hopeful PT students hoping to receive their license. The first thing that I would encourage you to keep in mind as you read this article is …
Why You Should Take Anatomy as Seriously as Possible in PT School
If the old saying is true, that the most important factor for building a good house is the foundation you build it upon, then your gross anatomy knowledge is the foundation to your house (your ability to be a successful student while in school and a successful practitioner when in the clinic). The quick takeaway from this article No matter …
Ten Critical Tips when Preparing to Study for the NPTE Board Exam
When the time comes to begin the seemingly long and arduous process of studying for your written board exam, it can sometimes be challenging to know where to start. Before even getting to the actual studying process, it’s well worth it to have an overall plan of how you plan to approach the study process itself. From there, you can get into …
Preparing for the NPTE: Why Practice Exams are Your Best Friend
The internet seems to be full of PT students and PT graduates trying to determine which organization out there offers the “best” practice NPTE exams (or CPE practice exams if in Canada) to take in preparation for the real deal NPTE itself. It’s very understandable that students want exams that will be as accurate to the NPTE or CPE as …
Borrowed Future: A Financial Podcast for DPT Students In the US
While I tend to make as many articles on this website applicable to PT students all over the globe, this article applies specifically to DPT students within the US. It is, however, still applicable to all students. The Student Loan Crisis in the United States Everything is bigger in America. Big trucks, big houses and… massive student loan debt. With the student …
Five Hot Tips for Crushing Your Clinical Placements in PT School
Ahh, clinical rotations. The time in your PT schooling when the proverbial rubber meets the road. Time to take a much needed break from sitting behind a desk all day on campus while staring at PowerPoint slides in class. Time to break away from the labs, writing papers and actually get off campus for a change. For some, it’s an …
Five Top Tips on How to Achieve A Successful Interview for PT School
Not all PT schools require an interview, but many do. And for many schools, an interview is the only chance that you’ll have to show a school that you’re more than just an application number on a piece of paper. An interview is your chance to show what is unique about you and to verbally and non-verbally communicate why you …
Six Critical Tips to Help You Crush Gross Anatomy in PT School
If there were ever only one single course that PT students should absolutely master in the name of making PT school way easier and their clinical skills way sharper, gross anatomy would be that course. Simply put, it’s a very literal foundation from which most other curricula and clinical expertise derive. Just about everything in the world of PT academics …
How to Make the Most of Academic Upgrading to Get Into PT School
So, you’re thinking that upgrading your GPA in order to get into PT school is a required or perhaps wise move, eh? Fear not. While the thought of needing to upgrade can be a tough pill to swallow (it was for me, believe me), the good news is that you can use your time upgrading to serve YOU for making …
The Best Free Resource for Neuroanatomy Courses in PT School
Saving money when in school is a pretty universal thing. Wanting to do as good in school as possible while saving money on textbooks and other resources is a game that all PT students have likely played. I know that I sure have, and I’d like to think that I got fairly good at that game while in PT school. …